Stroud Horses: Project Miracle
March 22nd, 2021
Dear Reader,
As of March 1st, 2021, we have placed the remaining horses that were in Texas. Those horses names are IHR Alegria, IHR Esperanza, IHR Gabriella, IHR Estrada and her 2020 colt Tango, IHR La Rosa, IHR Promesa and her 2020 filly Preciosa, IHR Reyna, and IHR Salvadora. All of these mares are now with Heart of Phoenix Rescue in WV. You can follow the horses’ progress on their website and Facebook page.
IHR Elena is the only mare of the Project Miracle horses left to place and she is currently fostered in Montana. Contact us for more information.
Ride tall,
IHR
May 18th, 2020
Dear Reader,
As of May 18, 2020, we have adopted out three more of our Project Miracle horses, in Texas. IHR Alaja is headed to WA, Orianna and Pearlina will soon be living in MT. We are so excited to watch them grow, learn, and be a part of their future!
Click here to see their photo albums…
Also, if you happen to follow our Iberian Horse Rescue Network page, on Facebook, you will already know that both IHR Promesa and IHR Estrada have had healthy foals! Both sets of mares and foals are in halter training and are available for adoption.
IHR would like to thank those who have continued to give throughout the COVID 19 crisis. It is only with the help of your generosity that we can continue feeding and caring for our Project Miracle horses. For you, our adopters, donors and volunteers, we are extremely grateful.
Stay tuned! More photos and video will be shared on our web site, shortly.
Until then, ride tall!
IHR
October 23rd, 2019
Dear Reader,
You may have been following our Project Miracle horses from the beginning. For that, we thank you! It is now that the work begins to get them healthy and find them homes, the right homes.
Click here to see their photo albums…
We’ve started getting questions about the horses’ details. These are things we know very little about because auction and kill pen horses lose their identities and all known information about them. All these horses have, that we know of, is the microchip given to horses headed to Mexico for slaughter. As our volunteers get closer to handling these horses, we’ll learn more about their temperaments, how tall they are, and possibly get photos of their teeth for approximate aging. That said, we thank you for your patience. Know that we’ll share the details as we get them.
Currently, two horses have been adopted and are now living the good life. There are 17 more mares in our quarantine on a private farm in Texas. Of these, four came down with strangles and were hauled 45 miles to be treated safely by the nearest vet with a cattle chute. Those four have recovered well. However, quarantine has since been extended due to the youngest dilute filly draining from her jowls, also classic signs of strangles. She is eating, drinking and acting normally.
Two more mares have been adopted and will leave after qt is lifted. Four others have adoption applications in the works — we say “Pending” only when IHR has received partial payment of the horse’s adoption fee, and vet and transport arrangements have been made for the horse to travel safely to it’s new home.
How it happened…
September 2019 —Members: Ten days ago, we were alerted by another rescue that a large group of Andalusian looking, or part bred mares, had just shown up at the Stroud Oklahoma Kill Pens. We shared their plea, as is normal for our network. As it got close to their ship date, rather quickly, we tried to fund raise for them. To our surprise, we received both large and small donations on behalf of these mares;from people we know and those we have just met because of this situation! Members, the news we have is good. Very good. Tonight, two of the Stroud mares will be leaving the feed lot to start their new lives. Tomorrow, three more mares will load onto a trailer headed to our quarantine, in Texas. And, there’s more good news. Because of some very generous donors, we’ve been able to make a deposit on the remaining 14 Stroud mares. Confirmed home offers are essential now, as are donations that will help us cover the costs of transport, quarantine, vet work and anything else caring for this group of mares will require.This is just the beginning of our story with these mares. Stay tuned!